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New Prague student urges curriculum review after objectionable material in CIS literature
Summary
Olivia Brimhall, a New Prague High School junior, told the board she was required to view and analyze material she described as 'rated R' and explicit in a CIS literature course; the board said Superintendent/Dr. Valmute will follow up and a board member formally requested a work‑session agenda item.
At the New Prague Area Schools board meeting, junior Olivia Brimhall delivered a public comment urging a review of CIS literature and course materials after she said she was required to view content she described as inappropriate and distressing.
Olivia identified herself and described dropping two college‑credit classes — Spanish 3 and CIS literature — in part because of what she said were required films and texts. She said materials included pervasive profanity and sexual content and read an…
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